Submit to the Boss He Rules the Boardroom and the Bedroom

Chapter 28

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Lucia took a deep breath and turned to look at Emma who was beside her. “This really has nothing to do with Mr. Adams.” Emma sighed. “Then you need to find a way to explain. After all, everyone now thinks you’re head over heels in love with Mr. Adams to the point of badgering him.”

Explain? No one would listen even if she tried to explain.

“Ding-dong.” The door of the lift opened. Lucia and Emma stepped out side by side and walked to the front door.

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Suddenly, a man came up towards them. “Lucia!”

Lucia turned to see that it was Baron, a male colleague from the finance depart­ment.

“Baron, you just got off work too?”

Baron smiled at her and nodded. “What a coincidence.”

He paused, said hello to Emma, and then looked back at Lucia. ’’Where are you going? Do you want me to take

you home?”

A little uncomfortable with Barons enthusiasm and attention, Lucia reached out to hook her arm around Emma’s and declined with a smile. “I’ve got a dinner date with Emma.”

At that, Baron smiled and scratched his head. “Well then, you two go for dinner and I’ll take you home next time when I get a chance.”

“Okay, bye.”

After saying goodbye to Baron, Lucia pulled Emma with her and left the lobby of the company quickly.

asked, “Lucia, everyone can see that Baron likes

mixed feelings. She looked down at the wedding ring on her finger and had no idea

to Emma.

didn’t answer, Emma didn’t get angry and said, holding Lucia’s hand, “Actually, I do have an idea that will help you to stop the rumors

promptly,

Adams, right? If you get closer

disprove those rumors,

said made some sense, but she felt something strange at the same time. “To prove that I’m not interested in Mr. Adams, I should get closer to another man. Is that what you mean?” Emma nodded. “Yes. When the time comes, you can explain and those rumors will be gone.” Lucia hesitated. “But wouldn’t that be taking advantage of Baron?” “Of course not. Baron likes you,

nodded doubtfully. She was still

Emma, Lucia kept thinking about it, but

in the company would die down within these days, only to find that they were getting worse instead of dying down. Wherever she went now, everyone was looking at her with suspicion, judgment, and sarcasm, which

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on August would surely hear about all this when he came back from

what Emma had said

this trick a lot in showbiz. To squash one rumor, they would use another one to

mind, she summoned up the courage and went to see Baron, but her courage failed her when she arrived at the door of

if she should go inside, someone came out and, coin­cidentally, it was

papers in his hand, Baron seemed to be

doing here, Lucia? Are

Lucia suddenly got nervous, not knowing where to begin with the words she had already prepared. Baron smiled patiently at her. “So, what are you

“I’m..

felt extremely

have time

agreed without

were coming and going. Because of those pictures, Lucia had become known in the company and everyone recognized her now. As a result, when they saw her with another man, they couldn’t help giving her a few extra glances. Baron smiled and asked, “What would you like to eat, Lucia? Fondue, beef

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